so today was my first sunday meeting that i didn't go with my wife.
as an update she has decided not to move out right now...because she doesn't have anywhere to go.
but she is giving me the silent treatment.
But I'm getting nothing back.
Don't worry, the Lord got nothing back from me for 20 years! His love is unconditional and so must be ours.
What do I say to a 5 year old about why daddy isn't going to meetings anymore?
Just tell him the truth, the Spirit will give you the words Mark 13:11
Blessings,
Stephen
some of you have read what i wrote on this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/200211/1/never-wake-up.
here's the final email my wife just sent me 1 minute ago:.
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Hello Dan,
Just catching up on your thread.
brotherdan I spent the night praying and reading the Bible, and it really helped. I was able to fall into a peacefull sleep and woke up with a strengthened resolve to protect my family. It's going to be a tightwire act, but I am up for the challenge. I'll always be there for her and the kids, especially if/when they see what kind of organization they have been following.
brotherdan I've got some great parts of the bible for you to read if you want to see this first hand. It's SO clear after reading it without the WT goggles. Not that I have alot of experience. But I LOVE it.
Amen and amen!
Praying for you too. It is all gonna work out for good in the long run, just wait and see.
15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Blessing in Christ,
Stephen
the january wt has some good stuff in it.
the basic message is that armageddon is just about to come, god will kill people, and jws will be spared because they use gods name (of all things!
he is really picky about that name!).
The basic message is that Armageddon is just about to come, God will kill people, and JWs will be spared because they use Gods name (of all things! he is really picky about that name!).
Common WT, give us a year to mark in out diaries ;)
Some of God’s people who have been attacked by demons have found refuge in Jehovah by calling his nameout loud.
I'd like to see a single verse where demons are subject to the name "jehovah"?
Blessings,
Stephen
do any of you good people listen to christian music?
i listen to k love and am very up built by the music.
one of my favorite songs is" lead me" by sanctus real.
A bluesmith extraordinaire!
Eric Bibb - "Don't let nobody drag your spirit down" HD
Eric Bibb - I heard the angels singing
Eric Bibb - In My Father's House
Eric Bibb "Bookers Guitar" Music Video
Blessings,
Stephen
seen this on youtube, according to the original greek translation (not the kingdom interlinear) these words from the kjv are missing.???.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwvjzrqarfk.
I watched the first part. Some points I agree with, others are less conclusive IMHO.
I have heard some of these criticisms of more modern translations, usually from KJV readers. I think the accusations can be a little extreme. Sure, for example the NIV might be a little loose in the translation department at times but I think to call it a Satanic bible is over the top.
Now, I don't think any of the bibles mentioned are intrinsically anti Christ. However, I would strongly conclude the NWT is totally anti Christ, as are the WT.
The KJV is a great translation but something newer is needed. "Thee", "thou" and "doest" for example are archaic. If you want a bible which is tight in the translation department but still fairly easy to read then try the ESV. Anything though is better than the NWT!
Blessings,
Stephen
seen this on youtube, according to the original greek translation (not the kingdom interlinear) these words from the kjv are missing.???.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwvjzrqarfk.
I think the WT qualify better as anti Christs.
8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Blessings,
Stephen
to the household of god, israel, and those who go with... may you all have peace!
as you may or may not be aware, i recently posted a thread regarding the relevancy of the name of our lord.
in that thread, and one or two others, i mentioned the language of our lord... and thus, the accurate rendering of that name.
AGuest And I have received such gift... by means of which the "new creation" that I now am... has been CONCEIVED. When I was previously conceived in SIN AND ERROR... I have NOW been conceived... in RIGHTEOUSNESS. But... I have not yet been BORN.
And, again, I have received a TOKEN of that salvation - an anointing with holy spirit. That does not, however, conclude my birth. It simply creates the "child"... who is yet in the womb.
Yes! A new child/creation has come into EXISTENCE... simply because he/she has been CONCEIVED. The new has come... but has not come FORTH.
A fetus is alive, dear one... in the eyes of God. An embryo is alive... in the eyes of God. A zygote is alive... in the eyes of God. Life does not start with birth, dear one. It starts with conception. This is an interesting idea. You could start a group of "not born again Christians" with that teaching.
Maybe not, the WT have patented that idea already :( Seriously, consider these verses3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God
Note the tense in both verses, passed tense, not future.
Either you HAVE been born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus or you are dead in your sins.
The "imperishable seed" is the spirits of us who HAVE been born again.
Lastly, back to this verse.
3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. [ a ] "
Footnotes:
No one can see the kingdom of God unless they ARE born again.
The kingdom is within us (in our midst) who HAVE been born again Luke 17:21
It is "at hand" (present tense) it has COME (passed tense) to us who are born again Matthew 3:2; 4:17; Luke 10:9
Blessings in Christ,
Stephen
the atheists and bible deniers love to talk about how hateful and murderous god is.
i suggest the following.
i believe that the children that were killed in warfare by the israelites were taken to heaven with god.
I have heard many testimonies of children who have died being in heaven.
If you want to see it in scripture read verse 23.
19 David noticed that his servants were whispering among themselves and he realized the child was dead. "Is the child dead?" he asked.
"Yes," they replied, "he is dead."
20 Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate.
21 His servants asked him, "Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!"
22 He answered, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, 'Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live.' 23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me."
For those who don't know the story, that child was conceived from an adulterous affair.
Blessings,
Stephen
am kind new posting here in this site... but i need some advice i got 4 bible studys i can no longer lie to them as am having lots of doubts whay do i do tell someone else to give them study, just stop going, tell them to look online about jw history, two of them are attending th kh so what you think i should do???
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antes8080 i need some advice i got 4 bible studys i can no longer lie to them
Just tell them the truth.
13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
they value a man who speaks the truth.
24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.
53 Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
7 Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.
6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Blessings,
Stephen
the atheists and bible deniers love to talk about how hateful and murderous god is.
i suggest the following.
i believe that the children that were killed in warfare by the israelites were taken to heaven with god.
I think it makes sense not to start a post like this!
Blessings,
Stephen
